Trial date set for uranium price suit
The case between Iowa Electric Light and Power and Atlas Corp centers on uranium pricing after a 1976 renegotiated contract. Trial is set for Jan. 16 in Cedar Rapids federal court, with Atlas arguing current market prices justify higher charges while IE seeks contract terms and potential multimedia penalties.
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U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Electric Light and Power
Atlas Corp
New York
Atlas
Duane Arnold
Palo
Cramer Brothers Low Bid For May's Island River Wall
The City Council is set to award the May's Island river wall reconstruction to Cramer Brothers Construction Co of Des Moines. Their apparent low bid is 416 707 16 for rebuilding the deteriorating upstream walls, funded by an Economic Development Administration grant of 580000. Other bids ranged from 442 940 to 667 942 with alternates possible after review by Shive Hattery Associates before a Friday award meeting.
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Cramer Brothers Construction Co
Des Moines
May’s Island
Economic Development Administration
EDA
Jensen Construction Co
Acton Construction Co
Minneapolis
L.G. Barcus and Sons
Kansas City
Shive- Hattery and Associates
Cougar keeper faces license fight over pet cougar Misty
Arnold Weber of Carmel New York was fined 250 dollars for harboring an unlicensed endangered cougar kept as Misty since cubhood. He may apply for a new license next week while using the declawed cat in lectures about predators to create a dramatic educational experience.
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Hopewell Junction
N.Y
UPI
Arnold Weber
Weber
Misty
Carmel
Joel Braziller
Braziller
State to review Cedar Rapids floodway development ban
Members of the Iowa Natural Resources Council will inspect Cedar Rapids floodway areas on Thursday. They will lunch with city officials and tour by bus at 2 p.m. The council may approve projects in zones where a 1 percent annual flood risk could cause major damage, while city officials warn a ban would hinder downtown development.
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Iowa Natural Resources Council
Cedar Rapids
Cedar River
The
Resources Council
Man Sentenced On Gun Charge In Cedar Rapids Court
Randy Goodman, 28, of 955 West Wood Drive NW, received four years in prison after pleading guilty in U.S. District Court to illegally transporting a firearm across state lines. Co defendant Karen Greany, 26, of Sioux City, drew three years after pleading guilty to possession of stolen mail and conspiracy. On this date in 1966 Eisenhower was reported in good condition after gall bladder surgery.
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Randy Goodman
Westwood Drive
U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids
Goodman
Karen Greany
Sioux City
Dwight Eisenhower
Audit on Linn County abandoned car sales to be released
State Auditor Lloyd Smith will publish a report on a Linn County abandoned car sale audit. Sheriff’s Deputy David Webster alleges improprieties in Cedar Rapids reimbursements for 1973 and 1974 expenses, claiming sheriff's department incurred the costs and the city last ran such sales in 1965.
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Lloyd Smith
Linn County
Linn
David Webster
Cedar Rapids
Webster
Sheriff's Department
False arrest suit filed in Linn County bar case
Terry Skrivseth sues Bugsy's Ltd. owner and Tim Grimm in Linn District Court over a Dec 17 1975 arrest at a Cedar Rapids area bar. He alleges Grimm told police Skrivseth assaulted him leading to arrest, with trial ending in dismissal. Claims include 50 000 for arrest imprisonment 100 000 punitive and 500 attorney fees.
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Cedar Rapids
Terry Skrivseth
Linn District Court
Bugsy’s Ltd
Bugsy’s
Tim Grimm
Grimm
Skrivseth
Rural C R woman hurt in collision on 16th Avenue bridge
A 76 year old rural Cedar Rapids woman, Barbara Bervid of Route 2, Cedar Rapids, was listed in good condition at Mercy Hospital after a Tuesday evening traffic accident on the 16th Avenue bridge. She was a passenger in a pickup driven by Harold Eichhorn of Solon. The Eichhorn vehicle slid while stopping and nearly head on collided with a vehicle driven by Joyce Bowers of Toddville. Harold and Gloria Eichhorn were treated and released. no charges were filed.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercy Hospital
16Th Avenue
Barbara Bervid
Harold C. Eichhorn
Solon
Eichhorn
Joyce G. Bowers
Route 1
Toddville
Harold Eichhorn
Gloria
Downtown mall meeting to discuss enclosed shopping mall plan
City councilmen and downtown businessmen plan a Friday 10 a.m. meeting in the City Council chambers to review the proposed timetable and construction details for an enclosed mall on Second Street SE between Second and Fourth avenues. Abbott Lipsky said the group seeks additional parking and financing methods with a spring construction start hoped for.
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Abbott Lipsky
Second Street
Second
Fourth Avenues
Dow reports early signs of fertility recovery after DBCP exposure
Dow Chemical said follow up tests on Magnolia Arkansas plant workers exposed to the pesticide DBCP show initial reversals of fertility effects. In August 47 of 86 men had low or zero sperm, while November results showed five producing sperm and two improving from low counts.
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Midland, Mich
Dow Chemical Co
Dow
Magnolia
Ark
Benjamin Holder
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Shell Chemical Corp
Cedar Rapids Cable Vote Cost Put At 7302
Cedar Rapids Cable Communications Inc. faces a charge of 7302.27 for the election last week in which residents approved a non exclusive franchise for a cable system. The company posted a 10000 dollar bond with the city and will bill the county elections office for the cost.
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Cedar Rapids Cable Communications Inc
Cedar Rapids
Drunken driving charge filed against Mary A. Collins
Police charged Mary A. Collins 58 of 604 Seventh St SE with drunken driving after she was arrested at 5 45 p m near Eighth Ave and Second St SW for driving without headlights.
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Mary A. Collins
Seventh St. SE
Eighth Avenue
Second Street
Iowa City Officer Wins Lawsuit Over Suspension
A Johnson County jury awarded officer Dan Moore $770 for a one day suspension by then Safety Commissioner David Epstein in connection with Moore arresting a 12 year old girl for a bicycle registration violation on November 6 1974.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Dan Moore
Moore
Iowa City Safety
David Epstein
Independent truckers block two interstates
About 100 truckers held an anniversary party with cake and coffee in the middle of Interstates 55 and 80 in Joliet Illinois to protest Congress. Traffic backed up about a half mile on each highway. no arrests were made. The event aimed to spotlight industry problems that have pushed some 70 000 truckers out of business since 1970.
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Krotz
New Caribbean style coconut rum liqueur released
A new rum and coconut liqueur offers tropical flavor with pineapple juice. It creates a Caribbean style pina colada and is less sweet than many liqueurs. It tastes good on the rocks or in juice based drinks. The white glass decanter with a wood cap is reusable.
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Tropics
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